John spatharokandidatos and kourator of Antioch (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist blessing with his right hand. One either side a vertical inscription: .̅Π|Ρ|Ο, : [Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰ]ω(άννης) [ὁ] Πρ(ό)δρο(μος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist blessing with his right hand. One either side a vertical inscription: .̅Π|Ρ|Ο, : [Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰ]ω(άννης) [ὁ] Πρ(ό)δρο(μος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines beginning with a cross; the last two lines are missing. Border of dots.
.ΚΕ,Θ,
ΤΣ
Ι̅̅ΣΠΑΘ
ΚΑΑΝ,ϗ
ΚΡΑΤ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Ἰω(άννῃ) σπαθ(αρο)κανδ(ι)δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) κουράτ(ορι) [Ἀντιοχ(είας)]
Accession number | BZS 1955.1.2432 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 9.12c. Another specimen is published in Zacos, Seals II, no. 527. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ κουράτορι Ἀντιοχείας.
Lord, help your servant John spatharokandidatos and kourator of Antioch.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)